Health Insurance Coverage of Women, State Estimates

This fact sheet provides state-by-state data on the uninsured rate, as well as rates of private insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage, among women nationally, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18 to 64, by State, 2011-2012

Estimated Number of Women (Thousands)

ESI/Other Public*

Individual

Medicaid

Uninsured

Percent Distribution

United States

98,283

61%

7%

12%

19%

Alabama

1,534

65%

–

11%

18%

Alaska

221

64%

5%

10%

22%

Arizona

2,010

58%

5%

16%

21%

Arkansas

897

56%

7%

11%

26%

California

12,058

55%

8%

15%

23%

Colorado

1,607

62%

10%

10%

18%

Connecticut

1,143

70%

7%

13%

10%

Delaware

289

66%

5%

17%

12%

District of Columbia

229

59%

9%

23%

9%

Florida

5,987

58%

7%

9%

27%

Georgia

3,186

60%

6%

8%

26%

Hawaii

415

71%

5%

14%

10%

Idaho

461

61%

8%

8%

23%

Illinois

4,012

64%

7%

13%

17%

Indiana

2,012

65%

4%

14%

18%

Iowa

944

65%

10%

13%

12%

Kansas

852

67%

8%

9%

16%

Kentucky

1,385

63%

6%

12%

20%

Louisiana

1,417

56%

5%

12%

27%

Maine

434

62%

6%

20%

12%

Maryland

1,928

69%

6%

9%

16%

Massachusetts

2,142

68%

6%

22%

4%

Michigan

3,073

64%

7%

15%

15%

Minnesota

1,653

70%

7%

13%

10%

Mississippi

904

59%

5%

15%

20%

Missouri

1,849

64%

8%

11%

17%

Montana

299

57%

10%

8%

25%

Nebraska

562

66%

11%

8%

15%

Nevada

846

59%

6%

7%

28%

New Hampshire

425

74%

6%

5%

14%

New Jersey

2,773

66%

5%

10%

18%

New Mexico

633

53%

5%

14%

27%

New York

6,294

60%

6%

20%

14%

North Carolina

3,023

61%

6%

11%

22%

North Dakota

216

70%

12%

7%

11%

Ohio

3,540

64%

7%

13%

16%

Oklahoma

1,147

62%

6%

10%

22%

Oregon

1,240

59%

10%

12%

19%

Pennsylvania

4,078

66%

8%

13%

13%

Rhode Island

337

62%

7%

16%

15%

South Carolina

1,513

62%

5%

12%

20%

South Dakota

246

63%

12%

9%

17%

Tennessee

2,029

61%

7%

15%

17%

Texas

8,095

57%

5%

8%

30%

Utah

826

66%

8%

7%

18%

Vermont

201

61%

7%

23%

9%

Virginia

2,587

70%

7%

7%

17%

Washington

2,189

65%

6%

11%

18%

West Virginia

594

62%

3%

–

20%

Wisconsin

1,774

64%

9%

16%

11%

Wyoming

176

62%

8%

9%

21%

* ESI/Other Public category includes: employer-based coverage and other public insurance, such as Medicare and military-related coverage. – Sample size too small.
SOURCE: State-level figures based on Urban Institute and Kaiser Family Foundation estimates of pooled 2012 and 2013 Current Population Surveys. U.S. Total figures based on 2013 Survey.

* ESI/Other Public category includes: employer-based coverage and other public insurance, such as Medicare and military-related coverage. – Sample size too small.
Note: Low income is defined as incomes less than 200% of the poverty threshold, which equaled $38,180 for a family of three in 2012.
SOURCE: State-level figures based on Urban Institute and Kaiser Family Foundation estimates of pooled 2012 and 2013 Current Population Surveys. U.S. Total figures based on 2013 Survey.